ZAP "Recharged and Ready to Roll" Says NorthBay Biz Magazine

SANTA ROSA, California (August 27, 2003) - A new article in the September issue of NorthBay Biz Magazine covers the "metamorphosis" taking place at Northern California electric vehicle pioneer ZAP (OTC BB:ZAPZ).

NorthBay Biz Magazine is dedicated to exclusive coverage of business in the North Bay area of California, including Marin, Napa, and Sonoma counties. The magazine covers the wine industry as well as many emerging industries north of the San Francisco Bay Area. According to the article, ZAP is recognized around the world as a leader in providing zero-emission transportation technologies.

NorthBay Biz writes… "On a national and even worldwide level, the name ZAP is nearly synonymous with the electric vehicles." The NorthBay Biz article "ZAP's Back," authored by Katheryn Horton, updates the nine-year history of the Company from its early days with electric bicycles to its international success with the ZAPPY scooter. In the past few years, despite increasing competition in the scooter and bicycle industry and a difficult stock market, ZAP has been able to reorganize, hire new management, execute mergers, secure new headquarters, and shift its marketing strategy to focus on the automotive industry.